Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website, Funny or Die, through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of The Big Short. In 2019, McKay founded Hyperobject Industries, a production company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam McKay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 18
2010s
- 2018
- 2015
- 2014
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Director
- 2013
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
Green Team
Director
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Director
The Landlord
Director
- 2006
- 2004
1970s
- 1975
Produced 85
2020s
- 2026
Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death
Executive Producer
Stormbound
Producer
Just Look Up
Executive Producer
- 2025
Asog
Executive Producer
You Need This
Producer
- 2024
Union
Executive Producer
Men of War
Executive Producer
Pistachio Wars
Executive Producer
- 2023
Cobell Energy
Executive Producer
Wild Summon
Executive Producer
The Holly
Executive Producer
A Lien
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2021
The Oxy Kingpins
Executive Producer
- 2020
Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
- 2018
LA to Vegas
Producer
- 2017
- 2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Executive Producer
- 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
Executive Producer
A Deadly Adoption
Executive Producer
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Fully Loaded
Executive Producer
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Prop 8: The Musical
Producer
- 2007
The Landlord
Producer
- 2006
No release date
Breeders
Producer
Plus One
Producer
Flesh of the Gods
Producer
Wrote 20
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
- 2015
- 2014
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Writer
- 2013
- 2012
- 2010
Presidential Reunion
Writer
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
Green Team
Writer
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Writer
The Landlord
Writer
- 2006
- 2004
1970s
- 1975
No release date
Breeders
Writer
Acted in 10
2010s
- 2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Producer
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
Green Team
Erin Gossamer
Good Cop, Baby Cop
Policeman
The Landlord
Friend
- 2006
- 2004
Created 2
2010s
- 2010
Big Lake
Creator
Appearances12
2020s
- 2021
- 2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
Hal
Self
- 2017
- 2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
- 2014
This Is Comedy
Himself
2000s
- 2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1950s
- 1953
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2019
Newscasters
Thanks